Customer Reviews

A Fourth Treasury of Knitting Patterns

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

There were three Walker treasuries and now there are four. This book includes the previously-published "Sampler Knitting" and in addition, 82 stitch patterns never published before. Most of these are complicated all-over texture and lace, but there is an attractive textured teddy bear and a lace stitch that looks like a butterfly. The sampler has a lot of intricate cables. Fun for afghans.

While there are many stitch pattern "dictionaries", the Walker series is very large and comprehensive. Knitters who like to design their own knit patterns will appreciate the new material. If you only knit from printed patterns, it's fun to take a standard pattern like a sock cuff and add lace or textured stitches and create something completely new. This is a nice addition to the previous trilogy of Walker stitch patterns and a welcome addition for the avid knitter who likes to design.

This fourth book in the series was a disappointment. There were some patterns from the previous "Treasuries" and the new patterns seemed to me to be leftovers and not very interesting. I returned the book.

I loved Barbara Walker's volumes I and II Treasury of Knitting Patterns, but I was a little disappointed in the Fourth Treasury of Knitting Patterns. Most of the patterns are worked from charts which are hard for me to see and follow. I think inexperienced knitters would be intimidated by the charts and symbols used to indicate different stitches. Some of the patterns I recognized from her two previous volumes with perhaps a slight variation here and there. My recommendation is to stick with her first two volumes of knitting patterns and pass this one by.

Mosaic, cable and lace . . . that will let you create whatever you want and ad that stitch or combinaison of stitches that will make your work with something different and unique.
Clear instructions and a lot of ideas on how to use them.

Can't say a negative thing about any of these books. The perfect addition to any knitter's library, especially as you learn to branch out on your own, with unique designs.

It was a pleasure to be able to purchase this book which was first published a long time ago. How wonderful that such a great reference is still availble to those of us who wish a knitting challenge.

Barbara Walker's Treasure of Knitting Patterns 1-4 are classics and must have in every serious knitter's collection. She pulls together a collection of the most interesting and timeless stitch patterns that will intrigue and inspire even very experienced knitters.

Not as good as the first two. I don't care for any of the mosaic patterns, but there are a lot of very nice lace stitches. The book would be better without the inclusion of most of the Sampler Knitting as well as the "patterns". I don't think this Treasury warrants a $30 price tag. I wish I would have been able to look at this first, because I probably would have spent the money on a different knitting book.

I own all of the Barbara G. Walker Treasury of Knitting Pattern books. Every single one of them is a must have for any serious knitter. The only disadvantage to them is that the photos are all in black and white and rather small. However, this did not stop me from completing my Barbara G. Walker knitting library.

[...]. Patterns are not very interesting, charts are a horror, and high concentration of cables makes it totally boring, at least for me. One of the last patterns looks as if the author attempted to knit bi-color brioche honeycomb and failed, and so she surrendered the result to the readers as a "fancy stitch". I recall producing such and more fanciful stitches by pure chance, while learning to knit correctly something else.
I still give it two stars because photography is good and because someone else may find the stitches interesting. Buy it if you wish, but a must-have it is not.